January 2007

CONFERENCES/TALKS DURING JANUARY 

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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S :   to Lara Strick who had a baby girl, Madelyn Cate on Jan 13^th, weighing 9 lbs 4 oz, 20.5 inches long!

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S :   to Sara Mostad who become a Clinical Volunterr Faculty in our Division effective February 1.  Sara
        did her residency in Internal Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.  She subsequently joined our Infectious
        Diseases Fellowship Training Program in July 2003 and was a fellow through 2006. 

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S :  to Jeanne Marrazzo who was recently elected Co-Chair of the National Network of STD/HIV
        Prevention Centers (NNPTC) Steering Committee along with Mark Thrun, from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and
        the Denver Metro Health STD Clinic.  The NNPTC is a CDC-funded group of regional centers created in partnership with health
        departments and universities.  Jeanne is the Medical Director and PI of the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center (PTC) here at
        the UW.  The PTCs are dedicated to increasing the knowledge and skills of health professionals in the areas of sexual and reproductive
        health.  The NNPTC provides health professionals with a spectrum of state-of-the-art educational opportunities, including experiential
        learning with an emphasis on prevention.  Within the NNPTC 10 centers provide behavioral intervention training and 4 centers provide
        partner services and program support training.  Jeanne has been very active in developing web-based educational projects for the
        NNPTC, including a comprehensive case-based curriculum on STD management and an interactive site on viral hepatitis developed in
        collaboration with David Spach.  She also recently helped to develop the national curriculum on Advancing HIV Prevention as part of a
        collaboration between the NNPTC and Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at CDC.

I D    F R I D A Y    H A R B O R     R E T R E A T :  We need to finalize our reservations for the Friday Harbor Retreat
        March 12-13, 2007.  Please RSVP to Lori at lft@u.washington.edu by February 9^th. 

S C I E N C E    I N    M E D I C I N E :  The School of Medicine’s Lecture Series presents Samuel I. Miller on “Bacterial Interactions
        with Innate Immunity,” February 8^th, Hogness Auditorium HSB A-420, from noon until 1:00pm.  The lecture will discuss general principles
        of bacterial pathogenesis, including the ability of bacteria to sense host tissues, to modify their surfaces to resist host innate immune killing,
        and to modify host processes through the delivery of microbial proteins.  No registration is required.  For more information, contact Vee
        White at veewhite@u.washington.edu. The lecture will also be simultaneously video televised at:
                FHCRC:  Yale Bldg, Room J2-108
                HMC, R&T, Auditorium
                VA Pugest Sound Helath Care System, Bldg 1, Room 518
                VA American Lake, Bldg 2, Room 343
                VA HSR&D at Met Park, downtown Seattle 

G R A N D   R O U N D S    -    W E S    V A N    V O O R H I S :  The School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
        February 15^th, 8:00am to 9:00am, HSC T-625, presents Wesley C. Van Voohris on, “Malaria, the Original Shake and Bake: Advances
        in Pathogenesis and Drug Development.  To register for Category I CME credit, please visit the Medicine Grant Rounds website at
        Http://depts.washington.edu/medweb/news/grand_rounds.html, then click on CME registration form link.  Please contact Jenny Jimenez
        if you have questions, phone 206-616-8556, email jennyjim@u.washington.edu. 

F E L L O W    R E C R U I T M E N T :  New fellow applicants will be visiting soon!  Please be available and flexible as possible when
        Darlene calls to schedule appointments with prospective applicants. 

G R A N T S . G O V :  As more proposals are being submitted via grants.gov, some important reminders to keep in mind are:
      
        Grants.gov Submissions:
             1.  Use the “Add New Attachment” button for new files.
             2.  Use the “Update” button to replace one file with another version. 

        Non-Grants.gov Applications:
             1.  Do NOT attach your sponsor documents to the eGC1.
             2.  Provide paper copies of your application to campus reviewers and OSP.
             3.  Failure to provide paper copies to OSP will result in NO REVIEW. 

        SF424 Forms:
            1.  The Dean’s reviewer will not review the grants.gov application forms unless all required forms are completed and moved to
                 the right side (completed area).
            2.  Completed forms should have all mandatory information included.
            3.  All the business pieces (budgets, budget justirication, resources, equipment, checklist) should be final and complete before
                 routing the eGC1. 
            4.  Attach internal budget spreadsheet to the eGC1 in the category, “School documents,” to assist UW reviewers. 
            5.  Make sure the eGC1, SF424 and spreadsheet budget figures agree. 
            6.  The School of Medicine site inventory and scientific classification forms (new and competing renewals) should be attached
                 to the SF424 as, “School documents.” 
            7.  The Acting Letters for Acting Faculty and other requests letters (emeritus or clinical) that come from the Division Head to
                 the Chair, should be attached to the eGC1 as a PDF file (School documents).  If you feel uncomfortable attaching these letters,
                 send them to Harriet Ortiz, Box 356520, or fax them to 685-9425. 
            8.  On the site location page, OSP will ALWAYS be the primary position and the site of work will be Location #1. Other sites
                 will be in #2, and so forth. 
            9.  The eGC1 number should be in the SF424 (R&R) form, Box #2, right box (Application Identifier).
          10.  On the 2^nd page of the SF424 (R&R) form, Box 16, lines 16a and 16b are the same dollar amount unless cost sharing is
                 involved, and should match the eGC1 total cost of project (Directs + Indirects). 

S A G E    H E L P  D E S K :  The SAGE Help Desk will be open from 9:00am until 4:00pm Monday through Friday via telephone
        685-8335 or email sagehelp@u.washington.edu.  Queries will be returned 30-120 minutes after receipt.  Please contact them with
        questions regarding the eGC1, File Upload, or eApprovals. 

O R C A    C L A S S E S :  Harborview is moving in the direction of having all clinical notes entered into ORCA, the electronic medical
        record.  PCIS now provides classes that will help make this much easier.  The classes are short, about 45 minutes, and emphasize
        setting defaults that will facilitate finding patient’s charts and entering notes.  Even if you have already received ORCA training, these
        short sessions will be very helpful.  For more information, please email hmcreg@u.washington.edu.  All classes will be held in
        HMC R&T Room 115:
                Feb 2:  7:00-8:00
                Feb 7:  7:00-8:00
                Feb 12:  8:00-9:00
                Mar 1:  7:00-8:00
                Mar 7:  7:00-8:00
                Mar 12:  8:00-9:00
                Mar 26:  8:00-9:00 

U P C O M I N G    S T D    T R A I N I N G :  Please see the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center website for detailed
        information and online registration for the following STD trainings (www.seattlestdhivptc.org), or call 206-685-9850:
           
            STD UPDATE (with Optional Clinical Practicum)
            Feb 5-7, 2007, Seattle 

            Examination of Vaginal Wet Mounts
            Feb 14 or 15, Seattle 

            Essential STD Exam Skills
            Feb 27-28, Yakima 

N P I :    HIPAA requires the adoption of a standard unique identifier for health care providers.  The NPI will replace health care
        provider identifiers in use in HIPAA standard transactions (including Medicare legacy IDS, UPIN, OSCAR, PIN, and National
        Supplier Clearinghouse or NSC).  The provider’s NIP will not change and will remain with the provider regardless of job or location
        changes.  The NPI will NOT replace the MedStaff ID#.  This number is internal to the UW and is the physician ID number.  The
        NPI will be used for purposes of billing and claims.  Although residents and fellows do not bill (and do not have UPINs), the UW
        decided that NPIs would be required for all UW residents and fellows since they can be listed as a referring provider on a claim. 
        It is important that residents and fellows have their numbers since these will remain with them for the duration of their practice as
        physicians but programs will not need to use this information during the course of their training. 

M A R K    Y O U R    C A L E N D A R S :
        Annual A&ID Faculty and Fellow Retreat:  March 23-24, 2007.
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